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(No Modem M. ROSBNZWBIG. BITOR PUZZLE GARD AND PIGTURE BXHI 537 Patented-Feb. 8, 189B. No. 598,

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PUZZLE-CARD AND PICTURE-EXHIBITOR'.

SPECIFICATION forming part-of Letters Patent No. 598,537, dated-February 8, 1898.

Applioationflled February l' To all whom, t may concern/f Be it known that I, MORRIS RosENZWEIG, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andjState of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain Improvenientin Puzzle-Cards and Picture-Exhibitors, of which lthe following is a specification.

. My invention relates to a new and amusing4 puzzle for exhibition of a variety of pictures and by means of which a picture maybe made to appear or disappear or other pictures shown through the `material upon which `this magic picture is placed.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and coinbination of elements hereinafterset forth, and

then specifically designated by the` claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the con struction and'operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawio'rth', 'the 'picture inscribedupon the netting y ings, forming a part 'of this specification, in which-'-y Y 'Figure l is a perspective of my improvement so arranged that-the picture upon the netting does not appear; Fig. 2, a similar viewshowing the device so arranged as to cause this picture to appear, and Fig. 3 also a perspective looking inthe interior of the device and showing the picture upon the netting. In carrying out my invention I- provide two cover'A and B, which are here shown as composed of a single piece of material bent upon the line C, and the cover B has a portioncut therefrom, over gvhich is secured, by gluing or otherwise, a netting D. This netting has inscribed upon its inner surface a picture, as indicated at Eand when ja white surface is placed between the' @versieshereinafter .ser

will be caused teappoar by reason ofthe white background, as clearly shown in Fig. 2;

but when this White surface is removed, the inner surface of the cover A being black or of some dark color, the changedbackgroundv will obscure this picture and the netting will present a clean white surface.

The covers` A. an'd B are secured together at ,their outer vertical edges,` as indicated at G, by gluingor otherwise, and also at their ,1897. sain No. 622,187. (No moda.)

i ried indefinitely lower edges, thus producing an envelop into which a card may be inserted through the opening H at the top thereof, and in order that the above-described results may be more eifectually had I- provide a card F, whichis so folded as to form two sections, and this is utilized for the bringing out of the picture E,

while'upon one surface of` this card may be inscribed an entangledscroll or other arbitrary lines, which when turned toward the netting may either obliterate the picture upon s aid netting or else present a confusing ap,- pearan'ce or exhibit printing placed thereon.

VhileI prefer that theinner surfaces of the card vl? may bewhite, it follows that either one thereof may have printed thereon4 a pic* ture in relief upon a dark background or any other suitable arrangement, so that when this picture is placed next to the netting. the dark background will obscure the picture E, while the picture upon the card willappear through the netting, thus mystifying the observer.

` Another use to which my improvement may be put is a photograph-exhibitor, in which case when the photograph is placed behind the netting between the two covers only the photograph will appear through the netting,

the latter but slightly interfering with the proper observation of the saidphotograph; but upon the removal of, this photograph the picture which is inscribed upon the netting will immediately appear by turning the photograph around and reinserting it within the covers, so as to break up'the picture upon the netting by'a white surface, and the picture upon the netting may be a representation- Which, cominginto immediate view simply by the revers1;l of the photograph, will cause much amusement and commentas, for instance, a skeleton may be inscribedv upon the" .nettineand when Athe photographie inp'lace the skeleton will be hid from view, butfupon the removal and reversal of the photograph the skeleton Will immediately appear. Likewise a number of realistic effects may be had.

I do not wish to be limited to the use of any;

particular form of card F, as this may be vaspirit of my invention.

without departing from the ioo l The cost of manufacture of my improve- 4 ment is exceedingly small, since the covers may be formed from strips of cardboard, while the card may likewise be made from a similar material or from ordinary paper.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and useful 'is- 1. In a device of the character described, a covergc netting secured across an opening in e section of seid. cover and having a picture inscribed thereon, a portion of said cover forming a background for said picture to make the same imperceptible, and a card of f different color from the picture adapted to he 4passed between the netting and that portionr 'of The netting forming the background, substantially as described.

-2. The herein-described combination of the cover, consisting of the sections A and 13,'the

the former havingeI colored inner surface,"a,'

netting secured over the opening in the secn tion B, and havinga picture inscribed thereon of l'ike'color to the inner surface 4of the sec-tion A,a,nd ecard of diierent colorfrom the picture adapted -to be placed between the' sections, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two Subscribing witnesses.

' lli U itA RTS l''FSNZW EIG.

Witnesses: 4

SAMUEL L. TAYLOR, S. S. WILLIAMSON. 

